diff --git a/src/memory/sync-index.ts b/src/memory/sync-index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5e15888387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/memory/sync-index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import type { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
+
+type SyncProgress = {
+  completed: number;
+  total: number;
+  report: (update: { completed: number; total: number; label?: string }) => void;
+};
+
+function tickProgress(progress: SyncProgress | undefined): void {
+  if (!progress) {
+    return;
+  }
+  progress.completed += 1;
+  progress.report({
+    completed: progress.completed,
+    total: progress.total,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function indexFileEntryIfChanged<
+  TEntry extends { path: string; hash: string },
+>(params: {
+  db: DatabaseSync;
+  source: string;
+  needsFullReindex: boolean;
+  entry: TEntry;
+  indexFile: (entry: TEntry) => Promise<void>;
+  progress?: SyncProgress;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const record = params.db
+    .prepare(`SELECT hash FROM files WHERE path = ? AND source = ?`)
+    .get(params.entry.path, params.source) as { hash: string } | undefined;
+  if (!params.needsFullReindex && record?.hash === params.entry.hash) {
+    tickProgress(params.progress);
+    return;
+  }
+  await params.indexFile(params.entry);
+  tickProgress(params.progress);
+}
diff --git a/src/memory/sync-memory-files.ts b/src/memory/sync-memory-files.ts
index 7f845f789bd..3988b613884 100644
--- a/src/memory/sync-memory-files.ts
+++ b/src/memory/sync-memory-files.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import { createSubsystemLogger } from "../logging/subsystem.js";
 import { buildFileEntry, listMemoryFiles, type MemoryFileEntry } from "./internal.js";
+import { indexFileEntryIfChanged } from "./sync-index.js";
 import { deleteStaleIndexedPaths } from "./sync-stale.js";
 
 const log = createSubsystemLogger("memory");
@@ -51,27 +52,14 @@ export async function syncMemoryFiles(params: {
   }
 
   const tasks = fileEntries.map((entry) => async () => {
-    const record = params.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT hash FROM files WHERE path = ? AND source = ?`)
-      .get(entry.path, "memory") as { hash: string } | undefined;
-    if (!params.needsFullReindex && record?.hash === entry.hash) {
-      if (params.progress) {
-        params.progress.completed += 1;
-        params.progress.report({
-          completed: params.progress.completed,
-          total: params.progress.total,
-        });
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-    await params.indexFile(entry);
-    if (params.progress) {
-      params.progress.completed += 1;
-      params.progress.report({
-        completed: params.progress.completed,
-        total: params.progress.total,
-      });
-    }
+    await indexFileEntryIfChanged({
+      db: params.db,
+      source: "memory",
+      needsFullReindex: params.needsFullReindex,
+      entry,
+      indexFile: params.indexFile,
+      progress: params.progress,
+    });
   });
 
   await params.runWithConcurrency(tasks, params.concurrency);
diff --git a/src/memory/sync-session-files.ts b/src/memory/sync-session-files.ts
index 9183a651a1d..a087f3bf728 100644
--- a/src/memory/sync-session-files.ts
+++ b/src/memory/sync-session-files.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   listSessionFilesForAgent,
   sessionPathForFile,
 } from "./session-files.js";
+import { indexFileEntryIfChanged } from "./sync-index.js";
 import { deleteStaleIndexedPaths } from "./sync-stale.js";
 
 const log = createSubsystemLogger("memory");
@@ -76,27 +77,14 @@ export async function syncSessionFiles(params: {
       }
       return;
     }
-    const record = params.db
-      .prepare(`SELECT hash FROM files WHERE path = ? AND source = ?`)
-      .get(entry.path, "sessions") as { hash: string } | undefined;
-    if (!params.needsFullReindex && record?.hash === entry.hash) {
-      if (params.progress) {
-        params.progress.completed += 1;
-        params.progress.report({
-          completed: params.progress.completed,
-          total: params.progress.total,
-        });
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-    await params.indexFile(entry);
-    if (params.progress) {
-      params.progress.completed += 1;
-      params.progress.report({
-        completed: params.progress.completed,
-        total: params.progress.total,
-      });
-    }
+    await indexFileEntryIfChanged({
+      db: params.db,
+      source: "sessions",
+      needsFullReindex: params.needsFullReindex,
+      entry,
+      indexFile: params.indexFile,
+      progress: params.progress,
+    });
   });
 
   await params.runWithConcurrency(tasks, params.concurrency);